The nurse prepares diet teaching on sodium content of foods for a mother with small children. Which observation guided the nurse to make this teaching decision?
a. Mother drinking bottled water
b. 3-year-old child eating potato chips
c. 5-year-old child eating apple wedges
d. 2-year-old child eating whole wheat cereal
b. 3-year-old child eating potato chips
One Healthy People 2020 Nutrition and Weight Status objectives is to reduce the consumption of sodium in the population aged 2 years and older. Since the 3-year-old child is eating potato chips, the children might all be eating foods high in sodium. Bottled water, apple wedges, and whole wheat cereal do not contain high levels of sodium.
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